force

Pronunciation: US [fɔrs] UK [fɔː(r)s]

n.Force force force force
v.Force; make (especially while others were not yet ready) and forced (smile)
WebCompulsory; force; the force

Synonyms

Antonyms

help labor force manpower personnel pool staff workforce

Definitions in English

n.

1.

physical strength, or violence; the power or energy produced by one thing hitting another

2.

a group of people doing military or police work; a group of people who work together for a particular purpose; the police

3.

the influence or powerful effect that someone has; someone or something that has a powerful influence on what happens

4.

a power that makes an object move or that changes the way it moves; used with a number for describing how strong a wind is

5.

the military of a country

v.

1.

to make someone do something that they do not want to do, for example by using or threatening to use violence; if an event or situation forces you to do something, you have to do it even if you do not want to

3.

to make something happen

4.

to make a plant grow faster than it would normally, for example by giving it extra heat or light

Other Forms

Idioms

in force

Example Sentences

As soon as his recovered forces will justify the voyage and journey he will make the passage.
Source: Daily News
She tried to force her mind to the contemplation of the new state of things.
Source: D. H. Lawrence
He lay in bed until hunger forced him to rise.
Source: R. H. Mottram
He was insistent and forced her against her will to get into his car.
Source: W. C. Williams
Wit..larded with malice and malice forced with wit.
Source: Troilus Cressida,Shakespeare

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English word force can not be rearranged.
Based on force, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
d - cefor
f - coffer
n - confer
r - forcer
s - fresco
All shorter English words within force :
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With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : f for force or orc r ce e
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English words starting with force :
forcedly forceful forceps forcers forced forcer forces force
English words that contain force :
deforced deforcer deforces deforce enforced enforcer enforces enforce forcedly forceful forceps forcers forced forcer forces force perforce
English words ending with force :
deforce enforce force perforce